Artificial Intelligence: Myth and Reality

Some of the world’s leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are meeting in our new West Court development to look at everything from the influence of science fiction on our dreams of the future, to ‘trust in the age of intelligent machines’.

Bringing together policy makers and philosophers, as well as leading figures from science and technology, speakers include Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, Matt Hancock (Minister for Digital and Culture), Baroness Onora O'Neill and Francesca Rossi (IBM). The first day of the conference is in partnership with the Royal Society, while the second is in partnership with the Jesus College Intellectual Forum.

Dr Stephen Cave, Executive Director of CFI, said: “Rarely has a technology arrived with such a rich history of myth, storytelling and hype as AI. The first day of our conference will ask how films, literature and the arts generally have shaped our expectations, fears and even the technology itself.

“Meanwhile, the second day will ask how and when we can trust the intelligent machines on which we increasingly depend – and whether those machines are changing how we trust each other."